safety department and information on billet descriptionsand responsibilities.NAVAIROSH Requirements for the ShoreEstablishment, NAVAIR A1-NAOSH-SAF-000/P-5100-1, which contains safety precautions to befollowed while ashore.QAs responsibilities to the maintenancedepartment safety program are as follows:Disseminate safety posters and literature.Report all hazards, mishaps, and unsafe practicesin the department.Conduct safety meetings within the department,at least monthly.Coordinate aspects of safety with the aviationsafety officer.Participate in the activitys safety surveys andstand downs.When a report is required by OPNAVINST3750.6, the QA division collects and providesmaintenance and material data necessary forpreparation of required reports.Q29. What programs are managed by qualityassurance?Q30.What are the two categories of audits performedby Q/A?Q31.Upon completion of an audit, the findings areforwarded to the AMO, with a copy going where?Q32.How long are past audits maintained by Q/A?Q33.In addition to reporting naval aviation hazardsin accordance with OPNAVINST 3750.6, youstill must follow reporting procedures called forin what manual?Q34.With regard to maintenance department safety,what does the Q/A division have a responsibilityto do at least monthly?The Naval Aviation MaintenanceDiscrepancy Reporting Program(NAMDRP)NAMDRP is the method for reporting hazardousdeficiencies in material, publications, substandardworkmanship, and improper QA procedures.The QA division manages the program and assiststhe various work centers in determining if one or moreof these reports are needed for a maintenance problemor occurrence within the activity. They are alsoresponsible to review all HMRs, EI requests, QDRs,and TPDRs to ensure they are accurate, clear, concise,and comprehensive. The work center supervisorprovides assistance to the QA representative withinformation needed to complete the message request.The QA division also initiates and maintains areport log and assigns a report control number (RCN)to each NAMDRP report. RCNs are assignedsequentially throughout the calendar year, regardlessof the type of report.The RCN is composed of 12 elements as follows:Element (1) is the Service Designator code of theoriginating activity. Refer to the OPNAVINST4790.2 for Service Designator codes.Elements (2) through (6) are the UnitIdentification Code (UIC) of the originatingactivity, followed by a dash (-).Elements (7) and (8) are a two-characteridentification of the calendar year, followed bya dash (-).Elements (9) through (12) are the locallyassigned "control numbers." These numbers aresequential, beginning with 0001 each calendaryear.The various reports required under the NAMDRPare as follows:Hazardous Material Report (HMR)Engineering Investigation (EI) requestQuality Deficiency Report (QDR)Technical Publication Deficiency Report(TPDR)Aircraft Discrepancy Report (ADR)The aviation safety officer, with assistance fromQA, reviews all correspondence concerning aircraft,ground, flight, flight-related, and explosive mishaps.All hands have a responsibility to be alert forsafety-related defects or discrepancies, which is theprimary reason for submitting each report.If a report meets the criteria for an HMR andwarrants an EI Request, a Category (CAT) I QDR, orTPDR, is sent as a dual message report.Exceptions to the NAMDRP and its reportingprocedures are as follows:6-16